SWRMC Hydraulic Controls Mechanical Engineering Technician

Job Summary

Amentum is actively seeking a Hydraulic Controls Engineering Technician 5 in Code 254 at SWRMC. The position is located at SWRMC in San Diego, CA.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop Troubleshooting plans for hydraulic and piping systems (Capstans, Steering, Ship Service, ACOM ladders, etc.)
• Verify compliance with systems engineering principles, integration approaches, and accepted Department of the Navy maintenance program fundamentals
• Support engineering evaluations of hydraulic and freshwater control systems onboard ships and submarines
• Review and evaluate work specifications as requested by the NSA project manager based on technical risk and the quality management plan for the assigned availability
• Review non-standard test procedures that are called out in a work specification as required and verify that individual work to test relationships are accurately captured in the ITP
• Document assistance given and work performed in well-written reports.
• Conduct maintenance of shipboard mechanical portion of hydraulic systems and controllers onboard US NAVY ships
• Prepare all required products including certification PowerPoint, CHENG certification memos, and other supporting documents

• Ten (10) years of technical/mechanical experience with hydraulic and/or other control engineering systems
• Must have experience troubleshooting and maintaining US NAVY mechanical and hydraulic systems on Navy ships
• Excellent communication and analytical skills; working knowledge of computer systems and integrated software application programs
• Position may require travel
• Position requires the ability to pass and maintain a DoD secret security clearance
• U.S. citizenship

• Ideal candidate is prior USN MM1 or higher with significant hydraulic controller and component mechanical experience providing engineering services to U.S. Navy or in shipyards
• Experience with modern Navy Ship systems is a plus (PLCs, electrical controllers, DDG-51, DDG-1000, LCS)
• If background is mechanical, needs to have demonstrated work showing understanding of electrical control systems
• Flexible and a rapid learning skills
• Active DoD secret clearance